Port Report – April 5, 2025

Port Report – April 5, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Friday April 4.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
Today in Great Lakes History – April 5

Today in Great Lakes History – April 5

1854 1854:   On 5 April 1854, AMERICA (wooden side-wheeler, 240 foot, 1,083 tons, built in 1847, at Port Huron, Michigan) was bound for Cleveland from Detroit. After the captain had set her course and gone to bed, the 2nd mate changed the course to the north. The 1st...
Boatnerd News – April 4, 2025

Boatnerd News – April 4, 2025

Soo Locks Engineers Day 2025 will be June 27  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in conjunction with the City of Sault Ste. Marie, the Sault Ste. Marie Convention & Visitors Bureau, the United States Coast Guard, the Lake Superior State University Center for...
Port Report – April 4, 2025

Port Report – April 4, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Thursday April 3.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
Today in Great Lakes History – April 4

Today in Great Lakes History – April 4

1872 1872:   On 4 April 1872, the schooner JOHN WESLEY was launched from Bailey’s yard at Toledo, Ohio. She was built for Skidmore & Abairs. She was classed as a full-sized canaller and cost $22,000. 1881 1881:   On 4 April 1881, the last two vessels of the...